Re: [SLE] Help me please

From: qrn_Hansen?= (orn.hansen_at_swipnet.se)
Date: 04/01/04

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:21:43 +0200

    torsdag 01 april 2004 10:17 skrev handy:
    > Hi I am a novice in Linux.
    > I want to do something in my sles with create a script for my database...my
    > question is :
    >
    > 1. How to create a filename with date month year :
    > For example : my filename -> backup30012004
    > 2. If I want compress with gzip, can I create the filename with date month
    > year directly . For example : gzip -9 backup30012004
    > If it is can be... how to make it
    >

    it's simple,

    my_filename=backup`date +"%d%m%Y"`

    in a shell script, and $filename will hold the name you selected above. 

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